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PT Pharmacy Clerk

@ Food Basics

Elmira, Ontario

$16.60/hrPart-time
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Overview

Food Basics is hiring a part-time Pharmacy Clerk at 232 Arthur Street South, Elmira, ON, on a unionized permanent basis. The role keeps the pharmacy department stocked, ordered, and displayed, receives and reconciles invoices, and helps customers on the floor and at the till. The posting states an hourly wage starting at $16.60 under the collective agreement, with days, evenings and weekends shifts.

Pay:

From $16.60 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Order, rotate and control pharmacy inventory
  • Receive deliveries, check against invoices, and put away product
  • Provide customer assistance on the floor and at the cash register
  • Maintain scanning and price integrity in the pharmacy
  • Perform inventory tasks and answer phones and email

Requirements summary:

  • Customer service driven
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Good product knowledge and attention to detail

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Employer posting date
2025-12-18
First seen by our source
2026-10-16
Source record updated
2026-11-06

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentRetail
Scheduleday, evening, weekends
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingStore
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer low
LanguagesEnglish

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Food Basics

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Full company description

Since 1995, Food Basics has been helping customers save money on their grocery needs by providing Always More for Less. Food Basics operates on three guiding principles: Always Fresh, Always in Stock and Always at Great Prices. Food Basics is the discount banner of Metro Ontario Inc. and currently operates 139 stores across Ontario. Metro Inc. is a food and pharmacy leader in Ontario and Québec.

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  • 5559 Dundas St W, Toronto, Ontario M9B 1B9, CA
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  • Food Basics
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Since 1995, Food Basics has been helping customers save money on their grocery needs by providing Always More for Less. Food Basics operates on three guiding principles: Always Fresh, Always in Stock and Always at Great Prices. Food Basics is the discount banner of Metro Ontario Inc. and currently operates 139 stores across Ontario. Metro Inc. is a food and pharmacy leader in Ontario and Québec.

FieldValue
IndustryRetail
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Organization typePublic Company
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Job description

Position Title: PT Pharmacy Clerk

Position Type: Part time

Job Requisition ID: 45564

Banner: Food Basics

Employment Type: Permanent

This position is part of a unionized bargaining unit. The hourly wage for this position starts at $16.60 and is established in accordance with the collective agreement. Depending on a candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, education, and prior experience, a higher hourly wage may be offered. Any hourly wage offered for this role, whether starting or higher, will fall within the wage scale established for this position in accordance with the collective agreement.

Location: 232 Arthur Street South, Elmira, ON

Shift: Days, Evenings & Weekends

Become a Pharmacy Clerk With Food Basics!

Are you looking for an exciting role where you can make a real difference? As a Pharmacy Clerk, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our pharmacy area is always well-stocked and visually appealing for our customers. Your responsibilities will include keeping the shelves properly stocked and displayed, as well as providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to every customer.

This is your chance to make a real impact and be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community care. Apply now and start your exciting journey with us!

What You’ll Do:

  • Assists with the proper ordering, rotation and inventory control of product in the department.
  • Maintains good knowledge of the products carried and the display of products within the department.
  • May also assist with end displays, seasonal displays, etc.
  • Receives orders and ensures product received matches invoices and is received in good condition, and then is stored/put away appropriately.
  • Enters and reconciles invoices/credits and maintains shrink logs.
  • Provides customer assistance with merchandise on the sales floor and at the cash register and responds to specific requests regarding product information and location within store.
  • May be assigned to do re-lines within the department.
  • Maintains scanning / price integrity within the pharmacy department.
  • Maintains store standards and conditions and may be assigned to clean up spills in the aisles, sweep floor, and clean shelves as required.
  • Performs inventory-related tasks.
  • Checks emails and responds accordingly.
  • Answers phones as required.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager or Pharmacist.
  • Follows all applicable Company policies and procedures, Government regulations, Health and Safety and Food Safety regulations.

Qualifications:

  • Customer service driven.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Good product knowledge and attention to detail.

Key Relationships:

As a Pharmacy Clerk, you will receive direction from the Pharmacy Manager and Pharmacist. You'll interact with internal contacts, including Pharmacy Operations, Pharmacy Merchandising, Inventory Control and Audit, Store Services, McMahon, and Metro IT. Additionally, you'll engage with external contacts, such as customers and direct pharmacy vendors like McMahon and others.

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The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.

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